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This year's ranking of the 100 Most Influential People includes 27 newcomers as well as 10 honorees who have been on every list since it started in 2002.
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Things are just getting interesting in healthcare finance, so why quit now? Richard Clarke said he has heard that often since announcing his retirement last week after 25 years as president and CEO of the 37,000-member, Westchester, Ill.-based Healthcare Financial Management Association.
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Several of the big-name speakers at the Healthcare Financial Management Association's Annual National Institute last week prodded the hospital finance executives in attendance to remake their organizations to deal with a world in which all payers are pushing to save on healthcare costs.
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Modern Healthcare reporter Melanie Evans talks with president and CEO Richard Clarke about the association's healthcare value project.
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Last year, many physician practices and hospitals focused on the accountable care organization provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as a prime opportunity to align payments and outcomes. Publication of the proposed ACO regulations by the CMS was widely anticipated last fall.
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Some of the largest U.S. health systems with the strongest balance sheets are spending less on operations and investing more in information technology and doctors.
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The Healthcare Financial Management Association reduced its losses last year with help from a rebound in investment returns.
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